diff --git a/src/sqlite3.erl b/src/sqlite3.erl
index 6e5fa47..b69ecd7 100644
--- a/src/sqlite3.erl
+++ b/src/sqlite3.erl
@@ -832,9 +832,9 @@ handle_call({write, Tbl, Data}, _From, State) ->
             {reply, {error, Exception}, State}
     end;
 handle_call({write_many, Tbl, DataList}, _From, State) ->
-    SQLScript = ["BEGIN;",
-                 [sqlite3_lib:write_sql(Tbl, Data) || Data <- DataList],
-                 "COMMIT;"],
+    SQLScript = ["SAVEPOINT 'erlang-sqlite3-write_many';", 
+                 [sqlite3_lib:write_sql(Tbl, Data) || Data <- DataList], 
+                 "RELEASE SAVEPOINT 'erlang-sqlite3-write_many';"],
     Reply = do_sql_exec_script(SQLScript, State),
     {reply, Reply, State};
 handle_call({read, Tbl}, _From, State) ->